Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-12-22

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pletely deprived him of the power Of
hearing and speech.
The Hawn Robbers Sentenced.
HUNTINGDON. Pa. Dec l9.-Judge |
Furst To day sentenced the famous
Hawn robbers to the Western penitent-
iary. Galbraith, for three years and |
ten months, and Mike McKelvy. for
three years and six months. McKelyy |
wept bitterly when the sentence was
pronounced upon him and he appeared
completely broken down.
Showers Guilty In the First Degree.
LEBANON Pa. Dec Is. The jury in
the case of William Showers. charged
with the murder of his two grand
children. after being out ten hours
brought in a verdict this morning Of
murder in the first degree. The YER
diet gives very general satisfaction.
Showers, who is possessed of COM
Portable estate, will carry the case to
the supreme court.
Il. L l.. i
blizzard of the season has been raging
in Dakota all day-a storm Of snow as
fine as sand. driven by fierce wind,
and accompanied by very low temper
ature. At Assinihoine the thermom
eter indicated % below. ht4 O'Clock
this afternoon Haron reports all trains
late and those of the Northwestern road
abandoned eatirely. 1t has showing in
St. Paul almost all dav ,and at 10 pm. ii
Is growing cold.
CONSUMPTION SURELY CURED.
TO THE EDIToR-Please inform your
readers that have positive remedy
for the above named disease. BY its
timely use thousands of hopeless
cases have been permanently cured.
shall be glad to send two bottles OF
my remedy FREE to any OF your readers
who have consumption if they will send
me their express and post office address.
Respectfully,
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81 Isl Pearl ST. New York
But Necessaries of Life -"s High rs
Ever.
BETHLEHEM, Pa. Dsc. To- The
Bethlehe III iron company to-day gave
notice Of IA general reduction Of ten per
cent. in wages, to take effect January /,
The reason assigned is that ''the con-
dition of trade and the reduced price OF
rails in the market make IL necessary
for the company TO reduce the expence
OF manufacture. This reduction still
leaves wages several per cent. higher
than before the reduction OF last winter.
Anoid Man Burned 20 Death.
SELINsGRovE, Dec 17.-An old
man, Charles Lahr. Of near Mcclure,
Snyder county, was burned To death in
his log hut on Thursday night. He lived
alone and IN secluded part OF the
county. 1t Is supposed that he built a
large fire in his old fashioned stove and
then fell asleep. The FIRE, squirting from
the stove, ignited his clothing. burning
him to crisp, together with the house.
His bones were found in the ruins the
next morning.
Death of ex-Public Printer Rounds.
OMAHA, December 17.-Hon. 5. p
Rounds. editor and principal proprietor
of the Omaha Repub icdn, died at $50
O'Clock this evening AT his res idence, in [
this city. OF pneumonia after All illness
of ten days. Mr.. Rounds has been a
resident of Omaha little over year. |
lie came here from Washington after |
Iesigning the position of Public Printer
which he held for foir years For many
IA IN
he was proprietor OF printers supply
house in Chicago. Mr.. Rounds was
well known all oyer the country, but
particularly IN the West.
What 1t Costs for Fame.
WATERTowA,M n y. Dec. T.--In the
Circuit Court here Miss Jackson,
young authoress, sued Mrs. Hannah |
Perkins. aged about fifty five years, for
81 800. claimed for writing the latter's
life in the form of romance, to be pub
lished under Mrs. Perkins name. Mrs.
Perkins wished to riy4l Marietta Holly.
so that popular author could not walk
by her with her head up" The best
lawyers of the county were engaged on
both sides, and the interest in the case
was widespread. The jury rendered a
verdict after six hours' dsliberation for
the plaintiff for 81, ,638 IS. Judge
and levy were ordered.
an Allegheny City Oniccr Fatally
Stabbed.
PITTsBURG, Dec. 1S.-Oficer John
Wallace, of the Allegheny police, was
fatally stabbed last night by an unknown
maa. Wallace WAS walking along
Allegheny aHen.e y hen he noticed two
men following lady. Tie pen started
ID run as soon as the officer appeared
and the latt er followed in pursuit. At
the corner Of North avenue lie caught
one of them by the arm. but before
word was spoken the fellow plunged a
dagger into his abdomen and fed. Wal
lace was taxed to his hong. He is still
living, but cannot recover. There is no
clue TO his assailant, but number of
persons have been arrested on suspicion.
Burned to Death In "a Railroad Wreck,
BosToN, Dec. II. AT about So'clock |
this morning, when the east bound ex-
press freight train on the Fitchburg |
Railroad, consisting OF thirty-six cars. |
REACHED Littleton it c0llided with the
engine OF q greyel train that was draw
ing out from siding The sngine and
four cars Of The express train were
thrown from the, rack. the former be-
ing demolished and the latter burned.
Michael Mack, a brakeman on the ex-
press was So badly burned that he died
within an hour and Freeman Morse
was quite badly hurt. Considerable
damage was done to the rolling stock.
The responsibility for the collision is said
to rest on the gravel train engineer. ]